Tu BiShvat 5745 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 9505

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 9505 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall on .

Tree planting growing on soil in child’s hand

Tu BiShvat or Tu B’Shevat or Tu B’Shvat (Hebrew: ט״ו בשבט‎) is a minor Jewish holiday, occurring on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Shevat. It is also called “The New Year of the Trees” or (Hebrew: ראש השנה לאילנות, Rosh HaShanah La’Ilanot‎). Tu BiShvat is one of four “New Years” mentioned in the Mishnah.

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Dates for Tu BiShvat

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Date
Tu BiShvat 5742 15 Sh’vat 9502
Tu BiShvat 5743 15 Sh’vat 9503
Tu BiShvat 5744 15 Sh’vat 9504
Tu BiShvat 5745 15 Sh’vat 9505
Tu BiShvat 5746 15 Sh’vat 9506
Tu BiShvat 5747 15 Sh’vat 9507
Tu BiShvat 5748 15 Sh’vat 9508
Tu BiShvat 5749 15 Sh’vat 9509

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
“Tu BiShvat” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)
Trees, Earth, and Torah: A Tu B’Shvat Anthology

Trees, Earth, and Torah
by Adam Fisher

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